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Explain the reactions of Kreb's cycle?

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Krebs Cycle :
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* The acetyl CoA enter into the (Mitochondrial Matrix) cyclic pathway called TCA cycle. It is
commonly called Krebs cycle.
* Krebs cycle 1st discovered by Hanskrebs.
* Krebs includes 10 steps.
Condensation : In these acetyl COA condenses with OAA and water to yield citric acid in the
presence of citrate synthetase enzyme and COA is released.
OAA+Acetyl co.A+waterm  Citratesynthetase CA+COA
Dehydration : Citric acid looses of water molecule to yield cisaconitic acid in the presence of
enzyme aconitase.
Citric acid Aconitase Cis - aconitric acid + H2O
Hydration : Water molecule is added to CAA (cisaconic acid) to yield isocitric acid in the
presence of enzyme aconitase.
CAA+ H2Aconitase isocitric acid
Oxidation -I : Isocitric acid undergoes oxidation in the presence of dehydrogenase enzyme to yield succinic acid.
Isocitric acid + NAD+ dehydrogenase Oxalosuccinic acid+ NADH+H+
Decarboxylation :(OSA) oxalosuccinic acid undergoes decarboxylation in the presence
decorboxylase to form α -keto glutaric acid.

Oxalosuccinic acid decarboxylase α -keto glutaric acid +CO2
Oxidation- II : α- ketoglutaric acid undergoes oxidation and decarboxylation in the presence
of dehydrogenase and condenses with CO.A form succinyl Co.A
α -ketoglutaric acid+ NAD+ + CO.Adehydrogenase succinylCo.A+NADH+H+ + CO2
Cleavage : Succinyl Co.A spilts into succinic acid and Co.A in the presence of thiokinase to form succinic acid. The energy released is utilised to from ATP from ADP and IP.
Succinyl CoA + ADP+Pi thiokinase succinicacid+ATP+Co.A
Oxidation -III : Succinic acid undergoes oxidation and forms fumaric acid in the presence of
succinic dehydrogenase.
Succinic acid + FAD Succinic dehydrogenase Fumaric acid+FADH2
Hydration : A water molecule is added to fumaric acid the presence of fumarase to form malicacid.
Fumaric acid + H2Fumarase Malic acid
Oxidation -IV : Malic acid undergoes oxidation in the presence of malic dehydrogenase to form OAA.
Mallic acid + NAD+ dehydrogenaseMalic  OAA + NADH + H +  
* In TCA cycle every 2 molecules of acetyl Co.A undergoes oxidation and gives 2ATP,
6 NADH+H+, 2FADH2 and 4 CO2 molecules.

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